From washington. I am katty kay. America and iran hold unprecedented top level meetings as president romani says Nuclear Disarmament is his country rouhani says Nuclear Disarmament is his countrys number one priority. And his pictures capture the faces of a generation. Tonight, we hear about a photojournalist known simply as lamericain. Welcome to viewers on Public Television and around the globe. The president of iran has told the United Nations that Nuclear Disarmament is his first priority. This can shortly before the american secretary of state and American Foreign minister and Iranian Foreign minister held a meeting, the highest level encounter in four decades. The meeting has just ended between the five permanent members of the Un Security Council, germany, and the iranian delegation. Foreign secretary William Hague said the tone and spirit of the meeting were good. He said it was a big improvement. He described it as a good start. Cathy ashton, representing the european union, c
Priority. This can shortly before the american secretary of state and American Foreign minister and Iranian Foreign minister held a meeting, the highest level encounter in four decades. The meeting has just ended between the five permanent members of the Un Security Council, germany, and the iranian delegation. Foreign secretary William Hague said the tone and spirit of the meeting were good. He said it was a big improvement. He described it as a good start. Cathy ashton, representing the european union, called it a substantial meeting, and said it was a good atmosphere. We have not heard anything yet from the iranian delegation. Things are underway. Here is our middle east editor. Iran has a new president , hassan ronny hassan rouhani. He has come to try to change skeptical minds about iran. He has been calling for a deal on the Nuclear Program in the next three to six months, insisting iran wants to generate electricity, not make a bomb. He also returned to the uns General Assembly t
Uncomfortable concessions if they are to make a deal. One of irans missions at the amid so muchk International Attention is to try to get longterm recognition where its believed that it is a Regional Power with its own legitimate security interests. The president has managed to create a change for the better in the atmospherics. Considering the outlook in the middle east is still so dismal and dangerous, that has to be a good start. Bbc news, new york. Baroness cathy ashton, representing the european union, was in the meeting with the foreign minister, the americans, and other members of the Security Council. She said that confidence Building Measures were suggested to iran by the world powers who were present. It is now up to the iranian government to respond. What kind of confidence Building Measures specifically is the west looking for . And when will we know whether iran is prepared to give them . The west will be looking for iran to make some sort of commitment to reducing the per
And now, bbc world news this is a report from washington. I am katty kay. America and iran hold unprecedented top level meetings as president romani says Nuclear Disarmament is his country rouhani says Nuclear Disarmament is his countrys number one priority. And his pictures capture the faces of a generation. Tonight, we hear about a photojournalist known simply as lamericain. Welcome to viewers on Public Television and around the globe. The president of iran has told the United Nations that Nuclear Disarmament is his first priority. This can shortly before the american secretary of state and American Foreign minister and Iranian Foreign minister held a meeting, the highest level encounter in four decades. The meeting has just ended between the five permanent members of the Un Security Council, germany, and the iranian delegation. Foreign secretary William Hague said the tone and spirit of the meeting were good. He said it was a big improvement. He described it as a good start. Cathy a